Nutrient Deficiencies of Field Crops: Guide to Diagnosis and Management - Hardcover

Sawant, Sanjay

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1681170817 ISBN 13: 9781681170817

Publisher: Scitus Academics LLC, 2015

Synopsis

Nutrient imbalance in soils is an emerging threat to sustainable agriculture: intensive cultivation, use of poor quality groundwater, depletion of soil organic matter and excessive use of fertilizers are major reasons for poor soil fertility worldwide. This necessitates correct diagnosis of plant nutrient deficiencies to avoid further use of pesticides in cases where pests or pathogens that are not in fact the cause of poor crop health. Richly illustrated with 600 colour photographs, this book is a visual field identification guide for symptoms of most common nutrient deficiencies in field crops, covering all their stages of occurrence. Detailed descriptions and suggested for management practices are given with each entry.

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About the Author

Prakash Kumar is Principal Scientist, District Agriculture Office, India Manoj Kumar Sharma is a scientist at the Department of Agriculture, India

Edition details

• Publisher: Scitus Academics LLC
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1681170817
• ISBN 13: 9781681170817
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 250